26-07-2010, 12:45 AM
Well, I had a pretty cruddy flying weekend. I had planned to be at the field on Saturday but that just didn't work out. So, this afternoon, when all was quite, I suggested a trip down to the local park for a fly, take the bikes and scooters, etc - all good. NOT!
My Mini-Sumo turned out to be a bit too mini and a bit too sumo! It did fly around quite well but quickly lost the ability to hold it together when the fuse joins came unstuck. As with most of my experiments, I hadn't put any markings on it and I couldn't tell up from down as it is symmetrical fuse!!!
My F22 is also a bit fat. 3s (2200s) was tail heavy and largely uncontrollable with the new servo positioning. 2s was basically gutless. I shoulda waited for my 3s1000 packs to come in .
Finally, I figured that I'd do ok with the Index3. I flew a couple of circuits then got turned upside down by a gust of wind when I went high enough to clear the shelter of the houses. As the plane drifted away, I struggled to get orientation and eventually decided to drop it - unfortunately the breeze had other ideas by this time and neatly depositied it in the top of a 20M (probably more but the plane is about 20M up) high Gum tree.
Some experiments with the residents of the property with string lines, rope, tennis racquets and baseballs provided a couple of hours of amusement but no joy in retrieving the model or even a wreckage.
So. My Index is spending an evening roughing it at the top.
I'll be placing that depron order tomorrow and she'll have a replacement soon but probably not soon enough.
My Mini-Sumo turned out to be a bit too mini and a bit too sumo! It did fly around quite well but quickly lost the ability to hold it together when the fuse joins came unstuck. As with most of my experiments, I hadn't put any markings on it and I couldn't tell up from down as it is symmetrical fuse!!!
My F22 is also a bit fat. 3s (2200s) was tail heavy and largely uncontrollable with the new servo positioning. 2s was basically gutless. I shoulda waited for my 3s1000 packs to come in .
Finally, I figured that I'd do ok with the Index3. I flew a couple of circuits then got turned upside down by a gust of wind when I went high enough to clear the shelter of the houses. As the plane drifted away, I struggled to get orientation and eventually decided to drop it - unfortunately the breeze had other ideas by this time and neatly depositied it in the top of a 20M (probably more but the plane is about 20M up) high Gum tree.
Some experiments with the residents of the property with string lines, rope, tennis racquets and baseballs provided a couple of hours of amusement but no joy in retrieving the model or even a wreckage.
So. My Index is spending an evening roughing it at the top.
I'll be placing that depron order tomorrow and she'll have a replacement soon but probably not soon enough.
Drew
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Balsa: Commercial: Depron:
Great Planes PT-20 (modified) HK Hawk 80 Index 3
Indoor Thingy Skyartec Cessna 182
Katana X lite (in construction) UM SU-26 12"WS Shoestring (Plantraco)
HK Extra 260
and a Fox chuck glider converted to RC
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